Hey guys! So, I have bad news. I'm stuck in NCLEX preparation land in which I feel like I'm drowning in textbooks and practice questions so I asked my friend Heather to guest post about her sponsor system while I'm studying and working full time this week. I hope you'll read it and then share how you organize your sponsors in the comments!
Hey People Hey!
I'm Heather, a twenty something lifestyle blogger. I'm a respiratory therapist and a wife, with a couple of cute fur babies. Paige is elbows deep in NCLEX study guides at this point, so I figured I'd stop in and let you know how I make my sponsorship program work. I've got a full time job, help run a campground, and I do my best to keep a household running, so having ad spots is NOT an easy prospect. I've decided that the key is ORGANIZATION! :)
Getting organized was honestly pretty easy once I put a little bit of thought into it! I custom made these pages to fit my blog and my ad spots, but the idea is easily replicated by anyone who wishes to do so. My ad shop looks like this:
As you can see, I have 5 different types of advertising, all with different benefits included, so I decided to create a binder to keep everything and everyone straight. Here's what I came up with:
First I got a cute binder
I labeled tabs to reflect my different spots
Then I designed my pages. I wanted the benefits to be listed at the top of my pages, as well as all the contact info I'd need for twitter mentions, and to keep track of their blog posts over the month. Here's the different pages I came up with:
In Post Spotlight/Premium spots:
Small But Mighty:
Swap Spots:
and last but not least, my Twitter Mentions:
(PS My twitter mentions slots are open, so if you're interested in great exposure...it's a great price! :P)
As you can see, it's simple to get organized, and it's been a lifesaver. I make sure to mention every blog at LEAST once a week (unless in the twitter mention spots, then it's 5 times a week) so having a place to check those tweets off makes life so much easier. I'd be happy to make these pages up with your logo if anyone is interested. Just email me at heatherdraney@gmail.com and I'd be happy to talk with you about getting it set up!
Well, that's basically it! It's not too hard to get organized, and it's much less stressful to manage the spots. It leaves more time for writing my own posts, and for hanging out with my family. Though, it seems no matter what I do and how much time I spend with him, my little guy Dakota can't seem to let me work in peace :)
That's all I have for you guys today! Thanks again Paige for letting me drop in, it's fun to visit other blogs :) I'd love it if you'd drop by and say hello!! You can find me at The Life Unexpected
3 comments:
That is pretty awesome. I am still trying to figure out what to do with my sponsor spot. I don't want to spend 9 dollars a month with no income coming in so I am thinking of paypal at the moment and doing the work myself. As you can see I am still trying to figure out what to do, I even googled it but not much appeared.
Thanks for sharing that awesome organization. I might have to try it out.
This is really awesome post. i dont have any sponsors currently but I will use this method for sure in future. thanks for sharing dear.
Good luck to both of you.
Cheers,
Janika
http://crazysketchbook.blogspot.in/
What a great way to stay organized!
xx
Kelly
Sparkles and Shoes
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